Utah trooper recovering after being struck by vehicle

SARDINE CANYON, Utah -- A Utah Highway Patrol trooper is recovering after being struck by a vehicle during a snowstorm in Sardine Canyon in northern Utah on Sunday, KSTU reports.

The Utah Department of Public Safety released dash cam video of Sgt. Cade Brenchley, a second-generation trooper and 13-year veteran, being struck by a vehicle.

On Tuesday, he spoke for the first time since being hit.

UHP Sgt. Cade Brenchley is pleading w/ drivers to slow down after he was hit & nearly killed by car over the wknd while responding to a wreck in Sardine Canyon. This 13 year veteran officer suffered multiple bone breaks but lived to tell the tale & warn others pic.twitter.com/mklFptcwb1